Recruitment of Faculty Positions in Rajiv Gandhi

University of Knowledge Technologies, Andhra Pradesh

Recruitment notification
for
Lecturers
(Regular vacancies)

Prospectus
and
Detailed Notification

RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY OF KNOWLEDGE TECHNOLOGIES

(Established through AP Legislative ACT 18 of 2008)
ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA
||RK VALLEY CAMPUS || NUZVID CAMPUS || SRIKAKULAM CAMPUS || ONGOLE CAMPUS

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 Recruitment of Faculty Positions in
Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies, Andhra Pradesh

Detailed Notification

Recruitment notification for Lecturers in various academic departments.

(Notification No.5/RGUKT/2023 Date: 31.10.2023)

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 Recruitment Notification for the Posts of
Lecturer

The University Invites A pplications online from Indian citizens and also Overseas
Citizens of India (OCIs) for the following positions:

Regular Vacancies:
Faculty Positions Number of Vacancies

Lecturers 220

Category wise reservation for Lecturers in various departments/subjects

Department/ Regular
S.No. Total
Subject
1 Biology OC-4, BC-A-1, SC-2, ST-1, 8
2 Chemistry OC-15, BC-A-2,BC-B-3, BC-C-1, 36
BC-D-3,BC-E-2, SC-4,ST-2,EWS-4
3 Dance OC-2,BC-A-1, SC-1 4
4 English OC-10,BC-A-2,BC-B-2,BC-D-2, 24
BC-E-1,SC-4, ST-1, EWS-2,
5 Fine Arts OC-1,BC-B-1,ST-1, EWS-1 4
6 IT OC-10,BC-A-2, BC-B-4, BC-D-2,BC-E-1, 28
SC-5, ST-1,EWS-3,
7 Library OC-4,BC-B-1, SC-1,ST-1, EWS-1 8
8 Mathematics OC-13,BC-A-2, BC-B-2, BC-C-1, 32
BC-D-3,BC-E-2, SC-4,ST-2, EWS-3
9 Music OC-2, BC-A-1, SC-1 4
10 Physical Education OC-6, BC-A-1,BC-B-2, SC-1,ST-1,EWS-1 12
11 Physics OC-11, BC-A-2, BC-B-4, BC-D-4, BC-E-2, 36
SC-6, ST-2, EWS-5
12 Psychology OC-2,BC-B-1,SC-1 4
13 Telugu OC-8, BC-A-1, BC-B-1, BC-C-1, 16
SC-3,ST-1, EWS-1
14 Yoga OC-1,BC-A-1,BC-D-1,BC-E-1 4
Total 220

For the above vacancies the following Horizontal reservation will be implemented as
per the provisions of G.O.Ms.77 General Administration (Services-D) Department dated:
02.08.2023.
 33 1/3rd % for Women;
 Two percent (2%) for Sports persons;
 Two percent (2%) for Ex-serviceman;
 Four percent (4%) for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities. Total no. of
vacancies reserved for this category is 9.

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a) Reservation Register for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities
Block Respective Categories No. of posts
1 a Blindness and low vision 3

2 b Deaf and hard hearing 2

Locomotor disability including cerebral palsy,
3 c leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and 2
muscular dystrophy
d Autism, Intellectual disability, Mental illness.
Multiple disabilities from amongst persons under
4 2
e clauses (a) to (d) including deaf-blindness in the
posts identified for each disabilities.

b) In order to provide representation for each category of persons with Benchmark

disabilities, each Register shall have cycles of 100 points and each cycle of 100 points
shall be divided into four Blocks, comprising the following points:
1st Block - Point No. 01 to point No. 25
2nd Block - Point No. 26 to point No. 50
3rd Block - Point No. 51 to point No. 75
4th Block - Point No. 76 to point No.100

c) There is a possibility that none of the vacancies from 1 to 25 is suitable for any
category of the person with benchmark disability. In that case, two vacancies from 26
to 50 shall be filled as reserved for persons with benchmark disabilities. If the
vacancies from 26 to 50 are also not suitable for any category, three vacancies shall be
filled as reserved from the third block containing points from 51 to 75. This means
that if no vacancy can be reserved in a particular block, it shall be carried over into the
next block.

d) If first point is not filled up with Person with Benchmark Disability, further vacancy
falling at any of the points from 2 to 25 shall have to be filled by the Person with
Benchmark Disability. The purpose of keeping points 1, 26, 51 and 76 as reserved is
to fill up the first available suitable vacancy for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities.
Likewise, a vacancy falling at any of the points from 26 to 50 or from 51 to 75 or
from 76 to 100 shall have to be filled by the Persons with Benchmark Disabilities.

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Important Note:

1. As per the Andhra Pradesh Gazette Notification No. 19 dated 21st December
2021, for the purpose of reservation of posts, sanctioned strength for a state
educational institution or a class of State Educational Institutions under the
control of an authority or management, that is competent for recruitment in
those State Educational Institution (s) shall be regarded as a single unit, in this
case roster is calculated by considering university as a single Unit.

2. Vertical reservation for SC, ST, BC, EWS and horizontal reservation for Women,
Ex-servicemen, meritorious sports persons and PBDs will be followed as per
G.O. Ms. No. 77 General Administration (Services-D) Department dated
02.08.2023 Government of AP. Candidates applying for the reserved posts
should clearly state the category to which they belong to. They must also
enclose a Certificate issued by Tahsildar / Mandal Revenue Officer/ or other
Authorized Authority as proof to this effect, without which the application will
not be considered.

3. As per G.O.Ms.No.90 Higher Education (UE) Department Dated:13.09.2023, the

vacant posts to be notified for direct recruitment shall be clearly arranged for
each category of faculty/teaching positions in alphabetical order of (i)
Departments, and (ii) the subjects, if any, within each department for
identifying roster points and implementation of the rule of reservation. The
roster points for the said vacant posts are to be notified and filled, in accordance
with Andhra Pradesh State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1996 for
implementation of the rule of reservation for direct recruitment of
faculty/teachers into the State Educational Institution(s), and issue recruitment
notification for the same.

4. As per G.O.Ms. No.1 Department of Economically Weaker Sections Welfare, Govt.

of A.P. Dated: 28.03.2023, ‘in the event of non-availability of eligible
Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) direct recruits, the principle of carry
forwarding of unfilled posts in the event of non-availability of candidates,
applicable to Schedule Caste/Schedule Tribe in terms of service rules shall be
made applicable to Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) also’.

Web link for application form: http://recruitments.universities.ap.gov.in

G.O.Ms. No.1, Finance (PC-TA) Department, public services -

Government Employees- Revised Pay Scales 2022-
Comprehensive orders- dated 17-01-2022,

Lecturer AP State Govt.

Revised Pay Scales
2022

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NOTE:
The University reserves the right to fill or not to fill any of the post(s) without
giving any reason whatsoever.

1. Essential Qualifications - Subject wise:

1.1 Biology

Number of posts : 08
Regular : 08 (OC-4, BC-A-1, SC-2, ST-1)

Essential Qualifications:

Must possess a Second Class Post Graduate Degree (M.Sc., or B.Sc (Hons)) or any
other equivalent Post Graduate Degree in Biosciences from any University in
India Established or incorporated by or under a Central Act, State Act, or a
Provincial Act or an Institution recognized by the University Grants Commission
or an equivalent qualification with a minimum of 50% marks in Post Graduate
Degree Examination.

1.2 Chemistry

Number of posts : 36
Regular : 36 (OC-15, BC-A-2, BC-B-3, BC-C-1, BC-D-3, BC-E-2, SC-4,
ST-2, EWS-4)
Essential Qualifications:

Must possess a Second Class Post Graduate Degree (M.Sc., or B.Sc (Hons)) or any
other equivalent Post Graduate Degree in Chemistry from any University in India
Established or incorporated by or under a Central Act, State Act, or a Provincial
Act or an Institution recognized by the University Grants Commission or an
equivalent qualification with a minimum of 50% marks in Post Graduate Degree
Examination.

1.3 Dance

Number of posts : 04
Regular : 04 (OC-2, BC-A-1, SC-1)

Essential Qualifications:
Must possess a Second Class Post Graduate Degree (M.A., or B.A (Hons)) or any
other equivalent Post Graduate Degree in Dance from any University in India
Established or incorporated by or under a Central Act, State Act, or a Provincial
Act or an Institution recognized by the University Grants Commission or an
equivalent qualification with a minimum of 50% marks in Post Graduate Degree
Examination

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1.4 English:

Number of posts : 24
Regular : 24 (OC-10, BC-A-2, BC-B-2, BC-D-2, BC-E-1, SC-4, ST-1,
EWS-2,)

Essential Qualifications:

Must possess a Second Class Post Graduate Degree (M.A., or B.A (Hons)) or any
other equivalent Post Graduate Degree in English from any University in India
Established or incorporated by or under a Central Act, State Act, or a Provincial
Act or an Institution recognized by the University Grants Commission or an
equivalent qualification with a minimum of 50% marks in Post Graduate Degree
Examination.

1.5 Fine Arts:

Number of posts : 04
Regular : 36 (OC-1, BC-B-1, ST-1, EWS-1)

Essential Qualifications:

Must possess a Second Class Post Graduate Degree (M.A., or B.A (Hons)) or any
other equivalent Post Graduate Degree in Fine Arts from any University in India
Established or incorporated by or under a Central Act, State Act, or a Provincial
Act or an Institution recognized by the University Grants Commission or an
equivalent qualification with a minimum of 50% marks in Post Graduate Degree
Examination.

1.6 Information Technology:

Number of posts : 28
Regular : 28 (OC-10, BC-A-2, BC-B-4, BC-D-2, BC-E-1, SC-5, ST-1,
EWS-3)

Essential Qualifications:

Must possess a Second Class Post Graduate Degree (M.Tech, M.Sc., MSIT, MCA or
B.Sc (Hons)) or any other equivalent Post Graduate Degree in Information
Technology/Computer Science from any University in India Established or
incorporated by or under a Central Act, State Act, or a Provincial Act or an
Institution recognized by the University Grants Commission or an equivalent
qualification with a minimum of 50% marks in Post Graduate Degree

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Examination.

1.7 Library Science:

Number of posts : 08
Regular : 08 (OC-4, BC-B-1, SC-1, ST-1, EWS-1)

Essential Qualifications:

Must possess a Second Class Post Graduate Degree in MLISc or any other
equivalent Post Graduate Degree in Library Sciences from any University in
India Established or incorporated by or under a Central Act, State Act, or a
Provincial Act or an Institution recognized by the University Grants Commission
or an equivalent qualification with a minimum of 50% marks in Post Graduate
Degree Examination.

1.8 Mathematics:

Number of posts : 32
Regular : 32 (OC-13, BC-A-2, BC-B-2, BC-C-1, BC-D-3, BC-E-2, SC-4,
ST-2, EWS-3)

Essential Qualifications:

Must possess a Second Class Post Graduate Degree (M.A./MSc or BSc (Hons)/ B.A
(Hons)) or any other equivalent Post Graduate Degree in Mathematics from any
University in India Established or incorporated by or under a Central Act, State
Act, or a Provincial Act or an Institution recognized by the University Grants
Commission or an equivalent qualification with a minimum of 50% marks in Post
Graduate Degree Examination.

1.9 Music:

Number of posts : 04
Regular : 04 (OC-2, BC-A-1, SC-1)

Essential Qualifications:

Must possess a Second Class Post Graduate Degree (M.A., or B.A. (Hons)) or any
other equivalent Post Graduate Degree in Music (Vocal and Instrumental) from
any University in India Established or incorporated by or under a Central Act,
State Act, or a Provincial Act or an Institution recognized by the University
Grants Commission or an equivalent qualification with a minimum of 50% marks
in Post Graduate Degree Examination.

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1.10 Physical Education

Number of posts : 12
Regular : 12 (OC-6, BC-A-1, BC-B-2, SC-1, ST-1, EWS-1)

Essential Qualifications:

Must possess a Second Class Post Graduate Degree (M.P.Ed.) or any other
equivalent Post Graduate Degree in Physical Education from any University in
India Established or incorporated by or under a Central Act, State Act, or a
Provincial Act or an Institution recognized by the University Grants Commission
or an equivalent qualification with a minimum of 50% marks in Post Graduate
Degree Examination.

1.11 Physics

Number of posts : 36
Regular : 36 (OC-11, BC-A-2, BC-B-4, BC-D-4, BC-E-2, SC-6, ST-2,
EWS-5)

Essential Qualifications:

Must possess a Second Class Post Graduate Degree (M.Sc., or B.Sc (Hons)) or any
other equivalent Post Graduate Degree in Physics from any University in India
Established or incorporated by or under a Central Act, State Act, or a Provincial
Act or an Institution recognized by the University Grants Commission or an
equivalent qualification with a minimum of 50% marks in Post Graduate Degree
Examination.

1.12 Psychology:

Number of posts : 04
Regular : 04 (OC-2, BC-B-1, SC-1)

Essential Qualifications:

Must possess a Second Class Post Graduate Degree (M.A.,/M.Sc., or B.A.

(Hons)/B.Sc (Hons)) or any other equivalent Post Graduate Degree in
Psychology from any University in India Established or incorporated by or under
a Central Act, State Act, or a Provincial Act or an Institution recognized by the
University Grants Commission or an equivalent qualification with a minimum of
50% marks in Post Graduate Degree Examination.

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 1.13 Telugu

Number of posts : 16
Regular : 16 (OC-8, BC-A-1, BC-B-1, BC-C-1, SC-3, ST-1, EWS-1)

Essential Qualifications:
Must possess a Second Class Post Graduate Degree (M.A. or B.A. (Hons)) or any
other equivalent Post Graduate Degree in Telugu from any University in India
Established or incorporated by or under a Central Act, State Act, or a Provincial
Act or an Institution recognized by the University Grants Commission or an
equivalent qualification with a minimum of 50% marks in Post Graduate Degree
Examination.

1.14 Yoga:

Number of posts : 04
Regular : 04 (OC-1, BC-A-1, BC-D-1, BC-E-1)

Essential Qualifications:

Must possess a Second Class Post Graduate Degree (M.A.,/M.Sc., or B.A.

(Hons)/B.Sc. (Hons)) or any other equivalent Post Graduate Degree in Yoga from
any University in India Established or incorporated by or under a Central Act,
State Act, or a Provincial Act or an Institution recognized by the University
Grants Commission or an equivalent qualification with a minimum of 50% marks
in Post Graduate Degree Examination.

2. Instructions to the candidates for filling the Application form:

a) The candidates are requested to go through the Recruitment Notification placed on

the University Website www.rgukt.in. Read the instructions carefully and comply
with them, before filling the details in the portal.

b) Applicants are required to apply online (through Link:

http://recruitments.universities.ap.gov.in . The online link will be available
till 20.11.2023 (by IST 05:00 PM).

c) The candidate has to click on the link provided and complete the registration
process first. The candidate will receive an OTP to the registered mobile number,
which he/she need to fill in the registration form to complete the registration. If the
registration ID and password are lost, there is a provision to retrieve the same in
the log-in portal.

d) Once the registration of the candidate is confirmed, the candidate has to log-in on
the application portal using the credentials and fill in all the required
information viz., educational qualifications, experience, academic/research
details etc. and submit.

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 e) The candidate has to take the printout of the successfully submitted online
application and submit the same along with self-attested hard copies of certificates
and other documents in support of the credentials claimed to the respective
university(ies) selected by the candidate before the due date through registered
post/courier/speed post. The application and supporting documents will not be
accepted in person. Once the application is submitted, the request for a change of
information or data will not be considered.

f) The supporting documents shall be arranged sequentially in accordance with the

serial numbers of the required information in the application form submitted online.
In case two or more supporting documents are available against one serial number,
the documents may be numbered as 1.1., 1.2., 1.3., or 5.1., 5.2., 5.3., and the like. The
candidates are required to prepare the contents with page numbers of the supporting
documents and submit the same to the university(ies) within the stipulated time.

g) Submission of hard copy of the application(s) along with supporting documents

to the University(ies) is mandatory. Applicants are advised to submit the same
well in advance, without waiting till the last date, to avoid postal delays or any
other unforeseen problems. The University will not be responsible for any postal
delay at any stage.

h) Failure to submit the hard copy of the application (s) form and documents in
time to the respective university (ies) will be treated as ineligible and the
candidature will not be considered.

i) The candidates should possess all prescribed eligible and essential qualifications
by the date of notification issued.

3. Procedure for payment of Registration Fee:

Application Fees (Non-refundable) to be paid through the link provided in the

application form portal:

Lecturers
S.No. Category Amount per Test
1 Unreserved/BC/EWS ₹ 2500.00
2 SC/ST/PBDs ₹ 2000.00
USD 50 equivalent
amount to be paid in
3 Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs)
Rupees (i.e.,
Rs.4,200.00)

4. Submission of a hard copy of the application with enclosures:

Online applications will be summarily rejected if the hard copy of it is not
received with all the supporting documents evidencing the entries in the

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application. The candidate has to take a print-out of the filled-in application and
enclose all the self-attested supporting documents and send through registered
post/speed post/courier to the following address on or before 27.11.2023 after
appending the applicant’s signature. Applications without the signature of the
candidate and incomplete forms ‘will not be considered’.

The candidate has to write the “Post Applied for Lecturer” and the
“Department Name ___________” on the top of the envelope

Address for sending the hard copy of the application form along with the enclosures:

University Address:

To
The Registrar
Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies
I3 Administrative Building
Nuzvid Campus,
Mylavaram Road,
City: Nuzvid
District: Eluru
Andhra Pradesh – Pin Code:521202

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5. Important Information:

a) The Eligibility of the applicants against the post applied will be verified by the
respective departmental committees of the universities as per clause 1.2 of G.O.
MS. No. 20 HE (UE) Department, dated:28.06.2023.

b) The list of prima-facie eligible candidates for the screening/written test and the
list of prima-facie ineligible candidates will be displayed on the website of
respective universities with specific remarks.

c) The candidates who have a grievance against the ineligibility shall appeal in
writing to the Vice-Chancellor of the university either by email
(facultyrecruitment2023@rgukt.in) or by post within seven (07) days from the
date of display of the list on the university website to the following address – The
Registrar, Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies, I-3 Administrative
Building, Nuzvid Campus, Mylavaram Road, City: Nuzvid, District: Eluru, Andhra
Pradesh – Pin 521202

d) The appeal of a candidate shall be adjudicated by the Vice-Chancellor within

seven days from the date of receipt and the Vice-Chancellor’s decision is final.

e) Accordingly, the final list of prima-facie eligible candidates for appearing

screening/written test shall be displayed on the university website.

f) The screening/written test will be conducted by the APPSC.

g) Candidates can obtain the details of the Screening/written test including syllabus
and pattern of examination from the online portal from the date of notification

h) Schedule of the test and details of test centres will be notified by APPSC. The
applicants are required to regularly check the APPSC Website for all the details
related to screening/written tests.

i) The screening/written test will be Computer Based Test (CBT) consisting of 150
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) and the duration of test is 180 minutes on the
concerned subject.

j) Each question carries 3 marks and there shall be 1 negative mark for a
wrong answer.

k) Subjects for screening/writing test for the notified positions:

S.No Applied Subject Screening subject (Code)

1 Biology RGUKT Biology (Code:87)
2 Chemistry RGUKT Chemistry (Code:88)
3 Dance RGUKT Dance (Code:89)
4 English RGUKT English (Code:90)
5 Fine Arts RGUKT Fine Arts (Code:91)

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 6 IT RGUKT Information Technology (Code:92)
7 Library RGUKT Library Science (Code:93)
8 Mathematics RGUKT Mathematics (Code:94)
9 Music RGUKT Music (Code:95)
10 Physical Education RGUKT Physical Education (Code:96)
11 Physics RGUKT Physics (Code:97)
12 Psychology/Counselling RGUKT Psychology (Code:98)
13 Telugu RGUKT Telugu (Code:99)
14 Yoga RGUKT Yoga (Code:100)

l. The qualifying mark in the screening/written test shall be 30% for SC/ST/PBDs;
35% for BC and 40% for General category candidates, there shall not be any
relaxation further for any sub-category.

m. The APPSC will publish answer key(s) for the question paper(s) on its website
after conduct of the examination. If the candidates have any objections with
regard to the key / questions they shall have to file the objections within three
days after publication of the key in the prescribed proforma available in the
website.

n. The objections received if any, would be examined and the decision of APPSC in
this regard shall be final. Any objection filed after expiry of specified time would
not be entertained.

o. With regard to situation where there is deletion of questions, if any, from any
paper, scaling (proportionate increase) would be done for that particular part of
the paper to the maximum marks prescribed for the paper and the marks would
be rounded off to 2 decimals to determine the merit of the candidate.

p. Where more than one candidate gets same marks in the Written Examination,
those candidates shall be bracketed. Candidates within the same bracket shall
then be ranked 1,2,3, etc., in the descending order of their age. In case there is tie
in age, person who has acquired essential qualification at an earlier date would
be considered.

q. Qualifying in screening/written test of the respective subject is mandatory.

r. In case the number of applicants qualified exceeds the number of notified

vacancies in a given category of post, the applicants shall then be shortlisted for
further evaluation in the ratio of 12:1 twelve applicants for each category of
reservation for the notified vacancies in the university on the basis of merit in the
screening/written test.

s. Qualified candidates at the ratio of 12: 1 maximum shall be short-listed and

displayed on respective university websites.

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t. The Screening-cum-Evaluation Committee (SEC) of the respective university shall
verify and evaluate the academic and research score secured by the applicants as
per the criteria presented in Appendix

u. The merit list based on weightages given in Appendix will be considered for the
shortlisting of candidates for interview in the ratio of 4:1 by the Screening and
Evaluation Committee.

v. The validated scores of the candidates in the order of merit and the list of
shortlisted candidates for interview will be displayed on the respective university
website.

w. Any candidate with a grievance on his/her status in the merit list may appeal in
writing to the Vice-Chancellor of the university within seven (7) days from the
date of display of the lists in respective university website. The appeal of a
candidate shall be adjudicated by the Vice-Chancellor within seven days from the
date of receipt and Vice-Chancellor’s decision is final. No further appeal shall be
entertained in the matter by the university.

x. Only the shortlisted candidates shall be called for interview through display on
University website, email/post.

y. The candidates called for interview should report one day before the date of the
interview concerned for verification of their original certificates and research
publications. Any mismatch between the originals and the data furnished in the
application and/or false claim will disqualify the candidate for interview. No
appeal shall be entertained at this stage.

z. The entire interview process for all the candidates shall be video graphed.

aa. The total duration of the interview process for a candidate will be for 45 minutes.

bb. The assessment of a candidate ‘s performance in the interview will be for a

maximum of 100 marks against the following four components in two categories:

Category-I: Lecture Discourse and Disposition (40 marks)

a. Lecture demonstration — 25 marks
b. Inter-disciplinary awareness, critical thinking, personality etc - 15 marks

Category-II: Pedagogy and Research Aptitude (60 marks)

c. Domain knowledge and technology enabled learning — 35 marks
d. Research competence, and future plans – 25 marks

cc. The final selection to the post of Lecturer is based only on the candidate’s
performance in the interview.

dd. As per the G.O.Rt.No.115 Higher Education (UE) Department, dated:25.08.2023, in

case of Contractual Faculty, a weightage marks of one(1) for each eligible year of
contractual service not exceeding ten(10) will be added to the marks obtained in

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 Category-I & Category-II to arrive at the total interview marks. However the total
interview marks after adding weightage marks shall not exceed 100.

6. General Information:

a) Call letters to attend interviews will be sent only to the short-listed candidates
by email/post. The University will not be responsible for any postal delay at any
stage. No correspondence will be entertained with applicants who are not
short- listed/called for interview.

b) Vertical reservation for SC, ST, BC, EWS and horizontal reservation for Women,
Ex-servicemen, meritorious sports persons and PBDs will be followed as per
G.O. Ms. No. 77 General Administration (Services-D) Department dated
02.08.2023 Government of AP. Candidates applying for the reserved posts
should clearly state the category to which they belong to. They must also
enclose a Certificate issued by Tahsildar / Mandal Revenue Officer/ or other
Authorized Authority as proof to this effect, without which the application will
not be considered.

c) In case a candidate wants to claim benefits under the Persons with Benchmark
Disabilities (PBDs) category, the candidate’s relevant disability should be not
less than 40 per cent. Documentary proof to this effect in the form of a valid
Disability Certificate must be enclosed with the application, otherwise, the
application will not be considered.

d) If valid hard copies of the documents in support of the claim made in the online
application, wherever required, are not sent along with the application, the
application is liable to be summarily rejected. No appeal against rejection in this
regard will be entertained.

e) Canvassing in any form, by or on behalf of, any candidate will summarily disqualify
that candidate.

f) All disputes are subject to the jurisdiction of High Court of Andhra Pradesh,
Amaravathi.

g) The University reserves the right not to fill up any vacancy advertised, if the
circumstances so warrant. The University also reserves the right to withdraw
positions advertised at any time without assigning any reason.

h) The Experience/ Service Certificate shall include the full details of the positions
held, period of service and Pay scale/ Pay levels/ Grade Pay.

i) Before applying the candidates must ensure that they are eligible according to
the criteria stipulated in the recruitment notification. If the candidate is found
ineligible at any stage of the recruitment process, his/her candidature shall be
cancelled.

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j) In case of any inadvertent mistake in the process of selection which may be
detected at any stage even after the issue of the appointment letter, the
University reserves the right to modify/withdraw/cancel any communication
made to the candidates.

k) The candidates who are in service (Govt. / Semi Govt. / PSUs / Universities /
Educational Institutions) shall forward their application/s through proper
channel and furnish “No Objection Certificate” from their Competent Authority.
The NOC should also indicate the vigilance clearance from the parent
Department.

l) The past service of the applicants will be considered as per the provisions under
GO MS No.20 (4) Higher Education Department Dated: 28-06-2023.

m) The appointment under the reserved category is provisional and subject to the
certificate being verified through proper channels. If the verification reveals that
the claim of the candidate belonging to a particular category is false, his/her
services will be terminated forthwith without assigning any further reasons and
without prejudice to any further action as may be taken under the provisions of
the Indian Penal Code for production of false certificates.

n) The time taken by candidates to acquire M. Phil. and / or Ph.D. Degree shall not
be considered as teaching/research experience to be claimed for appointment to
the teaching positions. The period of active service spent on pursuing Research
Degree simultaneously with teaching assignments without taking any kind of
leave shall be counted as teaching experience for the purpose of direct
recruitment.

o) Candidates who have been awarded Ph.D./Masters/Bachelor’s degree from

foreign Universities should enclose “Equivalence Certificate” issued by the
Association of Indian Universities, New Delhi, without which their degrees shall
not be considered.

p) The University shall not be responsible for any loss of e-mail, loss of any
communication due to the wrong address provided by the candidate,
unsuccessful transaction by Payment Gateway etc.

q) Interviews for candidates who are abroad and unable to appear for the interview
in person may be conducted, at no risk to the university, through video-
conferencing by suitably adopting the four components of the interview process
and the time-limits mentioned. If selected, he/she will be issued a ‘Letter of
Intimation’ of his/her selection and will be directed to meet the Registrar in
person, on or before a stipulated date, for verification of the claims made in the
application with his/her original certificates and other documents. If the claims
are found correct, the appointment order shall be issued. However, any
mismatch / distortion of information found will disqualify the candidates and the
letter of intimation issued is treated as withdrawn without any notice. No appeal
shall be entertained at this stage by the university.

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 r) The University reserves the right to issue any corrigendum to this notification as
necessary/ deemed fit and it shall be published on the University website for the
information of all concerned. No other communication will be made or published
in the public domain.

s) The university may adopt higher performance criteria, if required

t) The applicants must be aware that their output by way of M.Phil./Ph.D./research

papers are not plagiarized. In case at any time following the appointment (if
selected), at any stage, the University discovers that the content is plagiarized, the
candidate will be liable for termination from the service without any notice.

u) Any publications in predatory/dubious journals or books from predatory publishers

or presentations in predatory/dubious conferences will not be considered for
academic credit for selection.

v) The university has the right to post the selected candidates at the Main Campus of the
University or any of the Constituent College / Institution /Department / Centre of the
University as decided by the competent Authority of the university depending upon
the requirements and exigencies of service.

w) The candidates shall attend the interview at the designated place and time at his/her
own expense.

x) Candidates can apply to multiple universities for the same subject vacancies of their
choice.

y) Any misinformation, plagiarism, criminal antecedents and any related activity of the
candidate is deemed to be detrimental to the post applied for, shall disqualify him or
her without any notice.

Contact numbers and email IDs for queries of the applicants:

Applicants may call the University on the following numbers and /or email IDs:

Phone No. 08656235855

Email id: facultyrecruitment2023@rgukt.in

Place: Nuzvid
Date: 31-10-2023

REGISTRAR

7. Important Dates to be Noted by the Applicants

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S.No. Details Date
20.11.2023
1 Last date for submission of online application and payment of
up to 5.00 p.m
registration fee through the portal
27.11.2023
2 Last date for receiving hardcopy of the application along with all
up to 5.00 p.m
enclosures by post/ courier:
30.11.2023
3 Display of the list of prima-facie eligible and ineligible applicants
for screening test of Lecturers
07.12.2023
4 Last date for receiving grievances on prima-facie eligibility for
up to 5.00 p.m
Lecturers
08.12.2023
5 Display of the final list of prima-facie eligible candidates for
screening test of Lecturers
6 Notification for screening/written test by the APPSC Will be
notified later
7 Display of schedule of subject wise screening/written tests Will be
conducted by the APPSC notified later
8 Allocation of Test Centres and Issue of Hall Tickets by the APPSC Will be
notified later
9 Declaration of Results by the APPSC Will be
notified later
10 Preliminary shortlisting of 12:1 prima-facie eligible candidates Will be
from screening/written test against the category wise vacancies notified later
by the University
11 Display of list of 12:1 candidates with their respective scores in Will be
the order of merit and eligibility for Lecturers. Display of eligible notified later
and ineligible candidates with validated scores.
12 Last date for receiving grievances on the validated scores for Will be
shortlisted applicants. notified later
13 Display of final list of 4:1 shortlisted candidates for interviews by Will be
Screening cum Evaluation Committee. notified later
14 Display of schedule of Interviews Will be
notified later

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 Appendix

Criteria for Shortlisting of Candidates for Interview for

the Posts of Lecturer

S.No. Academic Record Score

80% & 60% to 55% to 45% to
above = less less less than
1 Graduation 15 than than 55% =05
80% 60%
=13 =10
60% to
55% (50% in case
80% & less
of SC/ST/BC
2 Post – Graduation above = than
/PBDs) to less than
25 80%
60% =20
=23
60% &
3 M.Phil. above = 55% to less than 60% =05
07
4 Ph.D. 30
NET with JRF 07
5 NET 05
SLET/SET 03
* Research publications (2 marks for
each research paper published in
6 Scopus/SCI/SCIE/web of science 10
indexed journals, AICTE/UGC-Care,
listed journals only)
** Teaching experience in Higher
Education Institutions as per the
provisions of section 4, 4.3 of G.O.
7 10
Ms. No. 20, HE (UE) Dept., dated
28.06.2023. /Post-Doctoral
experience
8 Awards
i. International /National level:
(Academic awards given by
international organizations / 03
Government of India recognized
national level bodies
ii. State level – Academic awards
02
given by state government

* Refer to Section 4.1 of GO. Ms. No 20 HED (UE) dated 28.06.2023

** Refer to Section 4.3 of GO. Ms. No. 20 HED (UE) dated 28.06.2023

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  Teaching experience is considered if the candidate is appointed through a proper
selection committee on a full-time basis on a remuneration prescribed by the
state government. Post-Doctoral experience of each year carries two marks.
Post-Doctoral experience of Fellowships from National/ International Funding
Agencies only will be considered. However, the cumulative cap is 10 for both
teaching & post-doctoral experience.
 However, if the period of teaching/post-doctoral experience is less than one year
then the marks shall be reduced proportionately.
A) i) M.Phil + Ph.D Maximum – 30 Marks
ii) JRF/NET/AP-SET Maximum – 07 Marks
iii) In awards category Maximum 03 Marks
B) No. of Candidates called for interview shall be decided by concerned
university

Total Score
C) Academic Score 80 (S.No 1 to 5 & 8)
Research Publications 10 (S.No. 6)
Teaching / Post-Doctoral Experience 10 (S.No. 7)
Total 100

Note: In case of a tie of scores, the merit order will be decided based on the following
criteria.
a. The Academic score of the candidates. If the tie is not resolved, then
b. The combined score of Academic and Research Publications will be
considered, if the tie is still not resolved, then
c. Seniority in the age of the Candidates shall be considered.

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